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No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron
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No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron "Land of Pomerania" (Polish: 301 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Pomorskiej") was a Polish Air Force squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish government-in-exile and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was one of 15 squadrons of the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force in World War II. It was a bomber unit from 1940 to 1943, and special duties squadron from 1944 until it was disbanded in 1946. It operated from RAF airfields in the United Kingdom and Italy.
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No. 301 (Pomeranian) Squadron RAF | |
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![]() Emblem of No. 301 Squadron (1945) | |
Active | 22 July 1940 – 7 April 1943 7 November 1944 – 10 December 1946 |
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Type | heavy bomber unit |
Role | aerial bombardment & special operations |
Size | about 500 |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF |
Nickname(s) | Pomeranian Ziemi Pomorskiej – Obrońców Warszawy |
Patron | Land of Pomerania & Defenders of Warsaw |
Anniversaries | 14 September |
Engagements | Operation Sea Lion, Operation Millennium, Operation Intonation, Operation Response, Operation Revenge, Battle of the Ruhr, Warsaw Uprising |
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Squadron Codes | GR (July 1940 – April 1943, November 1944 – December 1946) |
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Bomber | Fairey Battle Vickers Wellington |
Transport | Handley Page Halifax Consolidated Liberator Vickers Warwick |
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